DANCE AND CARD GAMES DRIVE ENGLISH MORN TALES
In a Carrington castle party Ellen Slocum wins a sweep of stakes against Lord Strathgate in a high risk card duel, pays debts with a bold display, and then though pressed by Carrington, uses a bold dance to seize control of the evening while Debby aids with music. The scene blends flirtation, jealous bravado, and lively social ritual amid a postrevolution English setting.
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Bilon Slocum
Lord Carrington
England
Carrington Castle
Angland
Carringtons
Lord Carringm
Cecily
Ellen
Lord Strathgate
Charles Seton
Sir Charles
Deborah
Richard Baxter
Baxter
Lady Carrington
Earl
Mrs. Monbrant
Carrington
Duke
Brrathgate
Strathgate
Aldo
I. O.U
Lord Strathwate
Mistress Debbie
Seton
Debbie
Dulward
Elien
The Ideal Wife Vaudeville Echoes Housework Dream
A humorous dialogue contrasts traditional chores with a woman’s ideal of beauty and youth. The speaker asks what defines an ideal wife and the reply stalls on evolving expectations, ending with a caricature of a vaudeville actress earning $400 weekly.
Thoreau quote on striving for ideals and virtue
A compact reflection on Thoreau's idea that persistent effort toward heroism, truth, and sincerity may uplift a person even if tangible gains are not achieved. It asks whether relentless striving toward admirable ends ever proves vain.
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Thoreaa
Illinois anecdotes on presidential voting history
Mr Vernon Robert Carpenter recalls voting history in 1860 campaign remarks. Thomas McBride says he has voted for 14 presidents. A. E. Roy notes his fifteenth presidential vote and dates his first vote to 1832.
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Mr. Vernon
Robert Carpenter
Thomas McBride
Fremont
Dayton
Fillmore
A. E. Roy
Pierce
King
Scott
Graham
Illinois Greatly Blessed Thanksgiving Proclamation
Springfield Governor Deneen urges Illinois residents to observe Thanksgiving Day, praising the state’s blessings over the year. He highlights opportunities for mental and moral development and the upbuilding of character as the basis for sound growth, noting a rising sense of moral responsibility and healthy public sentiment.
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Springfield
Deneen
Illinois
Dedication for Swedish Lutheran church opens with organ recital
In Paxton the dedication of a $31,000 Swedish Lutheran church begins with a 2300 pipe organ recital by Prof. A. D. Rodfors of Rockford. Soloists include Misa Ellyn Swanson and August Anderson of Chicago and Clara Engstrom of Paxton. In Danville J C Carr, a druggist, is shot in both thighs by a man during a holdup at closing time. no clew. In Penfield Will Sharp may go blind after a farmhand pours lubricating oil in his eyes as a joke.
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Danville
J. C. Carr
Carr
Penfield
Will Sharp
Sharp
Reformatory Guard Freed in Livingston County Case
Indictment of J. W. Rogers for the killing of William Hamlin at the Livingston County reformatory was quashed by Judge Patton, sparing Rogers from trial. In Springfield the health board awarded a diphtheria antitoxin contract to Doctor H. M. Alexander of Marietta, Ohio, for free statewide distribution through 200 agents to physicians.
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Pontiac
J. W. Rogers
Livingston County
William Hamlin
Quincy
Hamlin
Reformatory
Patton
Springfield
State Board of Health
Ahs
H. M. Alexander
Marietta
Heartbreak verdict in breach of promise case
Lena Sass, a Lawndale telegraph operator, won $3500 in a breach of promise suit against Ed Davison after a sensational trial with racy evidence. She had sought $5000. Also noted was the Steamer Helen Blair completing its season sailing Davenport to Burlington on Saturday November 14.
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Bloomington
Ed Davison
Lena Sass
Lawndale
Boston
Helen Blair
Davenport
Burlington
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Woman in Centralia
Mrs Enos Shearer of Yew and Wing City Sts Centralia Wash recounts years of weakness swollen limbs and sleepless nights. Four months bedbound and told incurable by three doctors, she used Doan's Kidney Pills and within weeks was up and about. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Enos Shearer
Wington
Centralia
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Postum Co
I Creek
Mich
Wiville
A Hint to Golfers From The Visitor and Member
A light exchange about a golfer carrying a talking machine to give caddie instructions or to emit remarks if his drive misfires, suggesting the device would curb fumbles and keep the round smooth. The joke centers on the machine as a social tool for golf etiquette.
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Dotty
Warned of the Cyclone in Kansas Front of Hampton’s Broadway
A Kansas family escapes as a cyclone approaches, a caller warns Bill Baumegartner he is in danger. The storm tears through, destroying the house, lifting the barn, two cows, and miles of fence before the family reaches a safe ravine. The account reads like a dramatic alert from Hampton’s Broadway Magazine.
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Bill Baumegartner
Bill
Frank
Hampton
Broadway
Mary Wilson Recommended for Merit Medal by Board
A prominent educator cites a board of examination note praising Mary Wilson for ladylike and refined answers despite missing points on primary school exam questions in an Indiana town. Harper's Monthly reports the recommendation to award a medal for merit.
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Board of Examination
Indiana
Mary Wilson
Mary
Harper’s Monthly
Upward Start After Changing from Coffee to Postum
A Tennessee woman shares how coffee harmed her digestion and nerves from a young age. She switched to Postum and gradually regained strength, digestion, and steadier nerves, crediting Postum with her upward start.
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Ray Walters
WGHI
Hilen
U.’s
Carrington Hall
Lord of
Dante
Kies
Eden
Baltimore
News OF Illinois
Governor Deneen
Bandit
Reformatory Guard
Telephone
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